The Nationwide Id Administration Fee (NIMC) has refuted reviews suggesting that the Police Service Fee (PSC) is unable to entry its verification platforms, describing the declare as “deceptive and inaccurate.”
In a press release signed by Head of NIMC’s Company Communications Unit, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, the Fee assured the general public that each one its verification service platforms stay absolutely useful and accessible to approved companions, together with all safety businesses.
“The NIMC granted verification entry to all Nigerian Police formations for the verification of the Nationwide Identification Quantity (NIN),” the assertion stated.
“The NPF, PSC, and different safety businesses have been having fun with uninterrupted verification companies for over 5 years,” it added.
Collaboration with Police
The Fee careworn its long-standing collaboration with the Nigeria Police Power (NPF) and the PSC, noting that its verification companies have been integral to police recruitment and different operations.
- In response to the NIMC, at no level has it obtained complaints from both the NPF or PSC relating to entry to its verification methods.
- NIMC additionally highlighted that the Nigeria Police ICT division is actively managing the technical integration that permits NIN verification throughout police formations.
- It added that current structural modifications to the verification framework carried out in session with the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser have been applied to enhance standardization and repair supply.
- The NPF, it stated, had confirmed that entry to the verification companies stays uninterrupted.
“Any service interruption skilled by the PSC could also be resulting from inner issues,” the assertion added.
Reiterating its dedication to nationwide safety, NIMC emphasised that it’ll proceed to offer dependable verification companies to assist recruitment, cybercrime management, safety mapping, and different official capabilities. Nevertheless, it urged all associate businesses to adjust to agreed phrases and situations to make sure seamless entry.
Backstory
Whereas saying plans to begin the recruitment of Cadets and Constables into the Nigeria Police Power for the 2025 train throughout a go to to the Nigeria Information Safety Fee (NDPC) on Wednesday, Chairman of the Police Service Fee, retired Deputy Inspector Basic of Police, Hashimu Argungu, had expressed frustration over the Fee’s continued incapacity to entry the database of NIMC, a problem he stated has hampered efficient verification of candidates’ identities.
In response to a press release from the Fee, Argungu appealed to the Nationwide Commissioner of the NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, to intervene and assist facilitate entry to the NIMC database, describing such entry as essential to fulfilling the PSC’s constitutional mandate.
